Dave
Lackawanna Route of the Phoebe Snow
Fcerney wrote: Bump for an OLD thread... I love THOMAS. I wanted to Build a repro of the Tank from the Show.Im told they are based on O Scale cars. Anyone have any idea which ones? Frank
Bump for an OLD thread...
I love THOMAS. I wanted to Build a repro of the Tank from the Show.
Im told they are based on O Scale cars. Anyone have any idea which ones?
Frank
http://www.pegnsean.net/~railwayseries/ffarquhar.htm will get you to the original layout!! It will tell you all you want about Sodor, Thomas, Sir Topemhat, etc!!
Anything that gets dad and son doing something together is GREAT! We have lots of "Thomas" the wooden railroad around. After watching (and operating, if old enough) the grandkids like to go into the next room and "run Thomas the wooden RR). They always say, "Granaddad play with us." So I sit on the floor and help them.
I bet the LHS guys don't laugh at you when they go to the bank with your money.
BTW if its so "uncool" to buy it at the LHS, why do they sell it?
Keep up the good work with your son. You will never be sorry you did!
Thomas the Tank Engine got me into the hobby years ago when I was probably 2 or 3. Now I'm 15 and I model the Canadian National Railway in HO Scale, but whenever I am at my little cousin's house, I can't wait to play with him with my old Thomas wooden trains. I remember countless times I would walk into a toy store with my mom begging her to buy me another train car, or piece of track, and she'd always say, "Don't you think you have enough?" NEVER! Why would between 50 and 75 trains and countless pieces of track be ENOUGH Now all of that is with my cousin, and at four and a half years old, he is starting to really enjoy them, along with all of my Thomas Videos! I'm just glad that Thomas was around, mind you, my parents aren't too thrilled that I keep on begging them for much more expensive HO scale locomotives and cars today. I'm sure they wish I still preferred Thomas!
Ghonz
- Matt
Simon Modelling CB&Q and Wabash See my slowly evolving layout on my picturetrail site http://www.picturetrail.com/simontrains and our videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/MrCrispybake?feature=mhum
Do the Bachmann Thomas come with DCC or a DCC plug?
Lillen
I think anything you can do with your children is great (I mean, maybe not ANYTHING, but you know, anything wholesome. I wouldn't recommend daisy-chaining M-80s in the mailboxes on your street, for example. At least, not until he's a teenager). Some of my happiest childhood memories are of the time my dad devoted to railfanning. I don't think he had much interest in it, but I did, and he was perfectly willing to stand at trackside for an hour or two at a time, if I wanted to. That's what parenting is all about.
http://mprailway.blogspot.com
"The first transition era - wood to steel!"
Trevor,
I truly respect what you're doing. Given the large amount of available materials (books, videos, etc), the possibilities for Sodor layouts, whether "rivet-counting" accurate or wildly free-lanced, are endless.
I would note that one of the best club layout I've ever seen was an adult-built, adult-run Sodor layout at no less than a National Train Show (Kansas City, more than a few years ago). They built and "populated" this layout before Bachmann released their Thomas product line.
Go forth and have fun! Better yet, give the layout a "new coat of paint."
Juan
Repost: Here is a link to the original Thomas layout
http://www.pegnsean.net/~railwayseries/ffarquhar.htm
lots of great info!
Hi Trevor
I to am a family man but never any sons. Do a Yahoo or Google search for "thomas and friends" or "thomas the train". You will find may links of interest for you and your sons.
rich
If you ever fall over in public, pick yourself up and say “sorry it’s been a while since I inhabited a body.” And just walk away.
richg1998 wrote:Generally society does not like people who choose to be different. Go to http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/index.php and click on the Bach-man forums. There is a catagory for Thomas & Friends.You will have to copy & paste the URL. Someone told me how to set it as a hyper link but I lost the message. In these forums it is not intuitively obvious on making a hyper link like it is in other forums. My stepson who is a programmer for many years has told me more than once, the geeks have won. Deal with it. rich
Generally society does not like people who choose to be different.
Go to
http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/index.php
and click on the Bach-man forums. There is a catagory for Thomas & Friends.
You will have to copy & paste the URL. Someone told me how to set it as a hyper link but I lost the message. In these forums it is not intuitively obvious on making a hyper link like it is in other forums. My stepson who is a programmer for many years has told me more than once, the geeks have won. Deal with it.
That should get you there
And here is a direct link to the Thomas part of the Bach-Man
http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/board/index.php?PHPSESSID=f76f7ca8e57a7659773572305c1f8c30&board=4.0
Hi Was at a train show recently and a guy there had a small Thomas layout it was one of the more popular layouts with children and adults. It's your dollar remind the lhs of that.
August
Hi Mac-Daddy, welcome out of lurk mode!
My first suggestion for getting off on the right track is for you to start a new thread with your questions. You will get far more response than tacking on to the end of an old multi-page thread like this.
The idea of modelling Sodor is appealing, especially with young children, and there is nothing wrong in wanting to do that. However, I have 2 boys, now 7 and 9 and while they love trains Thomas has long since stopped being of interest to them. If you are going to put resources, time and effort into a layout keep an eye on the future and be able to shift away from the Thomas theme as your son inevitably grows out of it.
First post (after considerable lurking)
I just nabbed a bachmann digital commander twin diesel set for my almost 4 yr old crumbsnatcher (at least that's what I am telling the wife). I was thinking of a mini Sodor layout and then got more interested with the DCC conversions. The box is still wrapped up, but I am starting to learn more and more about DCC. I haven't been on model RRing since the late 70s. I believe I had a Tycho HO set, I just have a gondola car without trucks left over in my old stash of junk around the grandparent's house.
In a nutshell, I feel somewhat intimidated with the new train technology and the 'purists' who model after actual lines. Any suggestions on getting off on the right track, pun intended?
David Parks I am the terror that flaps in the night!
I just test ran my Bachmann HO Thomas. I got the Deluxe set from a local Department store for $49.00 The engine surprised me and ran good out of the box, and great after a 1/2 hour burn it. His little shifty eyes even worked. Can run it slow with no problems. I'm not as impressed by the EZ-Track. Both Bachmann and Life-like make it in Steel Alloy and Nickle Silver. Why in this day and age for the few cents difference do they still make steel track ? I'm also very spoiled by Kato Unitrack. I plan on Making an Island of Sodor layout and selling it to test the waters for such a thing. Undecided as to whether I should keep the Bachmann track for such a venture or sell it and go with Kato or Atlas. It ran ok on the carpet so it will probably do fine on ply and foam. Just seems cheesey compared to Kato, but like I said I'm spoiled. What has your out of box experience with Bachmann Thomas been ? Thanks, Dave
Also I've never built a figure 8 layout in my life. With the Bachmann 18" curves how many curves and what degree crossing does it take to make a figure 8 ?
Thomas and his pals are the best thing to happen to model railroading in many years. The TV series, books and toy trains have garnered the interest of millions of potential model railroaders for the hobby.
In my experience, HO scale is large enough for little hands and fingers. I introduced my grandson to Thomas when he was 4-years old. He had no trouble putting the locomotive or rolling stock on the rails.
My grandson's interest in model railroading was ignited by Thomas and that interest continues today, 6-years later. He lives and breaths trains.
Thomas, Anne, and Carabelle still take an occasional tour of the BRVRR and probably will as long as there are little people around the house.
Build your layout. I have thought of the same thing myself. I still might do it if I ever get a place with enough room. Think of it. A seperate island with the Sodor Railway on it. Why not?
Good luck and have fun.
Remember its your railroad
Allan
Track to the BRVRR Website: http://www.brvrr.com/
Will the HO Thomas and two coaches make it around 15" radius? Thanks
Should be no problem - could probably make it on some trolley layouts! Go ahead & buy the set!